The Archive · 1940

PERSONAL' NOTES

Ins. Henry 1. Cohen returned fo Shanghai in the s, Boissevain on March 24.

3. Paterson of Messrs, Matheson & Ca,, Lid, arrived from Hongkong on March 19 ju the 38, President Coolidge, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Basset were amonjist the passengers who left in the s, 'Tyitjalengka for a round. {rip to Java and Bat, and are. ex~ ceted "to return to' Shanghai wards the end of April, Tim marriage took place quietly at Christ "Church, Westminster, "on February 21, between James Richard St. Clair Ford, 'The Royal Welch Fusiliers, only son of Major J.T. Ford, O.B.E, and the lute Mex, Mary lair Ford, of Shanghai, sind St, Taines's Court, SW, and "0, at (Molly) Paul, younger' daughter of Mr, Mis, W. Paul, of Hoole Hoiwe, Chester, Mu,' David Hughes, who finished his. eu Chefoo Schoo! last year, was a cadet on the Pyechus fon his first trip when she was torpedoed in home waters about a month" ago. He sayy that the explosion was terrific, but that the oats were manned with heavy' sea running and were picked up hour later "by a tramp steamer whose captain handled his ship and the rescue work magnificently. The officers and crew were later at Gibral land by a Tiner shortly' afterwards, Hughes the son of Mr. L. J. Hughes of the SMC. Public Works Department, necting of the committee of March F Miners were ecoopted to serve on the committee and Messrs, A, H, Atkins and Hugh Martin joisied "the committee under the provisions of the new 1 being past chairmen of the associa tion. Air, S. Tweedie was re-elected Hon, Treasurer and" Mr, Albert Pullen remains Secretary" to the Association, Various Sub-committees were formed and "it was decided to proceed with the scheme to ime prove the War Memorial. British ex-service men who have served their country in any war who are not members of the association ure invited to communicate with the secretary at room 403, 45, Kluleiang Tend,

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